We've officially closed our brick-and-mortar shop in Boise and are selling online only.

We suggest you buy vials to try the blends.

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perfume blends

aromatherapy blends

Not at this time.

Not at the moment.

Since the physical shop is now closed, we're no longer offering local pick-up. Please note that the "LOCAL" checkout code has been disabled.

But local shipping (especially for smaller items) is relatively quick and inexpensive.

If you're interested in a large item and would prefer to pick it up, please email us at hello@pressandstill.com or text us at 208-515-6669 and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Unless otherwise noted, we'll fulfill and ship within 3-4 business days of receiving your order and notify you with the tracking info.

If your order arrives damaged or the wrong item was shipped, please email hello@pressandstill.com within 48 hours of receipt. Make sure to retain all items and packaging.

Please report lost or missing orders to USPS.

Jewelry and other accessories:
Returns and exchanges are circumstantial, at our discretion; please email hello@pressandstill.com within 7 days of receipt to request a return or exchange on unused merchandise.

Personal products such as teas, perfumes, aromatherapy blends, bath products and bodycare:
For health and safety reasons, we don't accept returns or exchanges on personal products. However, if you're unhappy with your purchase, please contact us immediately.

Aromatherapy blends:
Have been formulated to affect mood and emotions (but some smell good enough to be perfumes).

Are simpler than the perfumes, containing 5-7 different essential oils.

Contain 4-5% essential oils and extracts (depending on the blend). This is higher than the average aromatherapy application, but we’ve boosted scent according to customer expectations.

Last approximately 1 hour on the skin.

Are meant to be reapplied as needed.

Perfume blends:
Have been formulated to perfume (but may also elevate your mood). Since we scent using aromatherapy-grade essential oils, extracts and organic absolutes, you also receive aromatherapy benefits when using the perfumes.

Are more complex than the aromatherapy blends, containing between 10 and 20 ingredients.

Contain 12-30% essential oils, extracts and absolutes (depending on the notes).

Last 2-5 hours on the skin (see below for more information).

Are meant to be reapplied throughout the day.

We suggest rolling both products on pulse points, which are:

- Behind ears
- Along collar bones
- On chest
- Inside elbows
- Inside wrists
- Behind knees

You can also apply the aromatherapy blends to temples.

Hair holds perfume oil extremely well. Try dispensing on your inner wrists/palms and applying to the bottom half of your strands.

This depends on many factors, such as:

The notes in the blend (a perfume with more woodsy, resinous base notes will last longer than a lighter blend with more citrusy top notes).

The amount you apply.

The thickness and oiliness of your skin (thicker, oilier skin tends to hold scent longer than thin, dry skin).

Your climate (perfume seems to last longer when I’m on the coast versus when I’m at home in the high desert).

The age of your product. Our perfumes and aromatherapy oils will last a year or more, but we suggest using them up within 6 months, as fresher blends tend to last longer on the skin. Aged blends smell amazing but they do lose their potency over time.

We formulate all the blends to have consistently timed dry-downs, but several factors, including body chemistry, play a role in the blends’ longevity. Try to use up your blend within 6 months of receiving, and moisturize (i.e. with unscented lotion or oil) before applying perfume to help anchor the scent.

Botanical perfumes are fleeting by nature. They don’t contain the chemical fragrance extenders found in synthetic perfumes. We see this as a benefit and find reapplying natural perfumes throughout the day a lovely ritual.

Natural botanical perfumes are beautifully complex but more subtle than synthetic perfumes.

Also, roll-on perfumes with an oil or jojoba base (such as ours) have a lower sillage (scent trail) than spray perfumes. They simply don’t emanate as far from the body as sprays do, and the jojoba tends to anchor or weigh down the top notes. Although we compensate with a higher percentage of top notes, the
fact remains that these types of perfumes are more personal, in that they are detectable to only you and those you invite into your personal space.

We love perfumer Sophie Labbé’s explanation: "A quiet sillage is a
fragrance for yourself, for your well-being. It's not to make people approach; it's just for you." For this reason, natural perfume roll-ons are perfect for the office environment, or anywhere synthetic or strong fragrances are unwelcome.

This depends on how often you apply. A 0.33 oz/10 ml bottle could last from 3 months to a year or more.

We’re currently experimenting with organic grape alcohol spray perfumes and are finding that we’re going through the sprays much more quickly than the
roll-ons. So, we think it’s safe to say that our roll-ons are going to last longer than a spray perfume of the same size.

By the way, please email us at hello@pressandstill.com if you are interested in botanical alcohol spray perfumes.

Aromatherapy and perfumes:
We suggest using the products within 6 months to a year for maximum freshness, scent strength and aromatherapy benefits. Older blends don’t go bad, but they do lose their potency and benefits over time.

Teas and bath soaks:
We suggest using up within 6 months to a year for maximum freshness and benefits.

Essential oils and extracts are heat and light sensitive, which is one of the reasons we package our products in dark amber glass bottles. We don’t recommend that you keep your blends in the fridge, because the jojoba base,
which is similar to wax, will solidify and render your roll-ons unusable for a while. But you can extend their life by keeping them out of bathroom and away
from direct heat and light.

Fun fact: rose oil is best stored below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Before we had a temperature-controlled lab, we stored our essential oils in a wine fridge. This isn’t feasible for most people, but you can certainly do your botanical perfumes and aromatherapy blends a favor by keeping them out of the heat.

The 0.33 oz/10 ml glass bottles are safe and small enough to
travel in your carry-on luggage (following TSA procedures). The roll-ons are not leak proof, but we rigorously tested many roller bottles over the course of
a year and found that most bottles didn’t leak. Those that did had flown, so we think that pressure may have been the cause. We highly recommend storing your roll-ons in a plastic bag for air travel.

We've added "Ingredient" and "Scent Profile" filters to the product pages, to help with your selection.

You can email us at hello@pressandstill.com for guidance.

We don’t currently offer custom blending. Please hello@pressandstill.com if you are interested.

We don't currently offer workshops or parties, but are considering creating an online course. Please email hello@pressandstill.com if you are interested.

Mostly. We use organic or wildcrafted ingredients whenever possible and we estimate that our aromatherapy blends are 97.5% organic. The perfume blends range from 76.5% to 92.5% organic. The teas are 100% organic. All ingredients are from sustainable sources.

Sourcing all-organic essential oils and extracts can be difficult due to cost, availability and quality. For example, if a conventional rose otto is $86 per ounce, its organic counterpart is more likely to be $530 per ounce. In
this case, we would opt for the conventional in order to keep the final product
from being cost-prohibitive for us, the maker, and for you, our botanical perfume-loving friends. (Incidentally, synthetic rose fragrance oil is about $12 per ounce, so this comparison gives you a fairly good idea of why artisanal botanical perfumes carry a higher price tag than synthetic fragrances.)

Where we do splurge is with our absolutes, which are extracted using a hexane-free solvent and are certified organic. From an aromatherapy standpoint, we would never use an absolute extracted using hexane, so we chose early on to follow those same principles with our perfumes. This may limit our palette slightly, but we feel the purity is in line with our belief in using only naturally derived ingredients (hence our name, “Press & Still”).

Lastly, if an organic essential oil is out of stock or inferior in scent quality, we'll reach for a wildcrafted alternative, and then for conventional. Ultimately, very few oils and extracts in our current collection are grown conventionally. Please email us for specifics at hello@pressandstill.com.

Almost! In some cases, we were unable to fit all the essential oils, extracts and organic, hexane-free absolutes on our labels, but you can find full ingredient lists in the product listings on our website.

Labeling laws require cosmetic manufacturers to list all ingredients except for those that make up less than one percent of the product. Also, we’re allowed to list our proprietary scent as “fragrance.” We think that’s boring and makes it hard for you to make an informed buying decision. The proportions are a secret, of course, but we are transparent about the ingredient names.

Strictly speaking, yes... on friends and family.

They are not chemical free, but they are safe.

The essential oils themselves have many chemical compounds. That said we do not use diluents, extenders or adulterated oils.

Compounds like limonene and linalool, which occur naturally in essential oils, have been called out as chemical ingredients with toxic effects. Any ingredient used in the wrong amount can become toxic. We thoroughly research every variety of essential oil (and its chemical constituents) going into our products and make sure we blend below the maximum dermal limit for each of these constituents.

We believe commercial fragrance additives like parabens and phthalates have no place in botanical perfumes and we don't use them.

We also don't use nature-identical fragrances, opting instead for the complexity and beauty of real plants.

In general, we don't recommend essential oil application for pregnant or nursing mothers. While many of the aromatherapy blends may be safe for use during pregnancy/nursing, there are a couple of oils that are contraindicated for pregnant/nursing mamas:

- Patchouli is contraindicated for nursing mamas.
- Cinnamon bark is contraindicated in pregnancy.

Also, lobelia (contained in the Relax tea blend) is contraindicated for pregnant women.

Please check the safe usage guidelines listed in each product description and consult with your healthcare practitioner before using essential oils and teas while pregnant or nursing.